Ruben Aguilera's bail is set at $3 million. He is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl.

Ruben Aguilera's bail is set at $3 million. He is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl.

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Updated: 7:12 PM PST Nov 22, 2017

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WEBVTT CORTEZ LIVE IN SALINAS.FELIX: ERIN, TODAY THE ATTORNEYFOR RUBEN AGUILERA SAYINGAGUILERA WHO'S IN A BITTERCUSTODY BATTLE, MAY BE TTARGET OF FALSE ACCUSATIONS.RUBEN AGUILERA IN COURTWEDNESDAY MORNING WHERE HEPLEADED NOT GUILTY TO FELONYCHARGES HE MOLESTED A10-YEAR-OLD GIRL.OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE HISATTORNEY SAID A BITTER DIVORCEAND CUSTODY BATTLE MAY HAVEFUELED THE ALLEGATIONS.>> THESE ALLEGATIONS AROSE INTHE CONTEXT OF HOTLY CONTESTEDDIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.HE IS A YOUNG MAN FIGHTING FORHIS RIGHTS AS A FATHER FOR YEARSAND ALLEGATIONS WERE ONLY MADEAFTER THE OTHER SIDE LOST INFAMILY COURT.FELIX: IN FACT, IT WAS DURING AHEARING IN DIVORCE COURT THATTHE 35-YEAR-OLD FATHER WASARRESTED, AN ALERT BAILIFF RANAGUILERA'S RECORD AND NOTICED AMULTI MILLION DOLLAR ARRESTWARRANT HAD BEEN PUT INTO THESYSTEM, THREE DAYS BEFOR THEACCUSED MOLESTER SHOWED UP FORHIS DIVORCE HEARING, SOLEDADPOLICE SAY ACCUSATIONS OF CHILDMOLESTATION WERE LEVELED AGAINSTAGUILERA LATE LAST SUMMER, WHILECOURT RECORDS SHOW DIVORPROCEEDINGS INVOLVING AGUILERAAND HIS WIFE STARTED MORE THAN AYEAR AGO.>> TYPICALLY THESE ARE THE TYPESOF CASES WHERE FALSE ACCUSATIONSARE THE MOST COMMON.WE BELIEVE NO STONE UNTURNED.FELIX: PROSECUTORS THINKOTHERWISE.THEY WOULD NOT HAVE FILED THESEX CHARGES HAD THEY NOTBELIEVED THEY COULD PROVE THEMBEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, FOURFELONY SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGESFILED AGAINST AGUILERA AFTER ANEXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION, BYSOLEDAD PD.TONIGHT HE REMAINS IN CUSTODY,, HIS BAIL SET AT $3 MILLION.ERIN: RUBEN AGUILERA SCHEDULEDTO BE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH,HIS ATTORNEY SAYS A CONVICTION

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Ruben Aguilera's bail is set at $3 million. He is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl.